2:30 LRN Newscast

One economist says Louisiana will soon reach a jobs milestone. Andrew Greenstein reports.

Cut 2 (35) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”

The Louisiana Illuminator says the LSU Board of Supervisors could hire a new LSU president at its October 24th meeting. Piper Huchinson is reporting the timeline has been moved up and the firm hired to assist in finding a new president could be delivered to the search committee next week.

 

Congress’s inability to approve a government funding bill has resulted in the expiration of the National Flood Insurance Program. Louisiana Commissioner Tim Temple says this means the N-F-I-P cannot issue new or renew existing flood insurance policies…

Cut 3 (10) “…of people.”

NFIP policies currently in effect will continue until the end of the current one-year policy term.

There are two months left in this hurricane season and the National Hurricane Center has identified an area of low pressure near the Bahamas that has a low potential of developing into a tropical depression in the Gulf. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says this tropical disturbance is helping to bump up the rain chances for southeast Louisiana early next week…

Cut 10 (12) “…anybody’s guess.”